Chitambu Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chitambu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1001:154,38219,513
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chitambu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chitambu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chitambu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chitambu live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chitambu is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 154,382. In Zimbabwe Chitambu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent live and Harare Province, where 21 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitembu88672/
Chitombu8819/
Chitanbu881/
Tshitambu82171/
Kitambu80124/
Sitambu8023/
Gitambu801/
Chietembou781/
Kithambu752/
Githambu751/
Sithambu751/
Sitambeu751/
Sithambut7135/
Kitasimbu711/
Gitamvu6748/
Getambu671/
Kitoumbou591/
Kitanvu5334/
Gitanvu534/
Ketuombu501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitambu
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